Kirklees College Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
This week is Autism Acceptance Week, the beginning of Autism Acceptance Month. To celebrate, our Foundation Learning department held an Autism Awareness Roadshow. As part of this, our students created a ‘wall of fame’ through their corridor, of famous people with an Autism Spectrum Condition, including Bill Gates, Chris Packham and Albert Einstein. Students […]
Project SEARCH CEO Visits Kirklees College
On Friday 11 March, Kirklees Project SEARCH Huddersfield had a visit from DFN Project SEARCH’s CEO, Claire Cookson, along with Programme Specialist Sarah Palmer, the Kirklees Council Senior Leadership Team, Kirklees College Senior Leadership Team, REAL Employment and Matt Boyle, Marketing Director of Witherslack Group. Project SEARCH is an internship programme supporting young people aged […]
Educating Yorkshire Star Inspires ESOL Students
Yesterday, Kirklees College received a visit from Musharaf Asghar at our Huddersfield Centre to give an inspirational talk to a crowd mostly comprised of students enrolled on our ESOL courses. Musharaf is now a keynote speaker and a journalist, but before this, he was most well known for his appearance on the show ‘Educating Yorkshire’ […]
Kirklees College Students Succeed in Malta
Kirklees College students from the Land Based Animal Management Level 3 course recently took part in a 2-week project with the organisation ‘Everything is Possible’, gaining work experience with rescued cats at a cat sanctuary in Qormi, Malta. Four Animal Management Level 3 students attended the Malta project along with two staff members. Students worked […]
Employability Week – Build Your Work Skills
From 7 – 11 March, Kirklees College hosted Employability Week as part of National Careers Week 2022, to empower positive change through careers education. The Kirklees College Careers Team ran virtual events to help students build their work skills and consider their career prospects through live online presentations from some of the region’s largest employers […]
Kirklees College Supports Those Affected by the War in Ukraine
In response to the tragic events in Ukraine, Kirklees College has pledged its support not just to our students and staff who are affected by the war, but those affected in the local community and beyond. We have encouraged all staff to create space and time to have conversations with our students about their thoughts […]
Kirklees College collaborates with Soroptimist International on Art Exhibition to mark International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, the Kirklees College Creative Industries department hosted an art exhibition in collaboration with the Dewsbury branch of Soroptimist International – a network that aims to transform the lives of women and girls through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities. The level 3/4 Art, Design and Media Practice students were […]
Kirklees College Students’ Fundraising Success for Epilepsy Action
Kirklees College students and staff from the Hair and Beauty, Barbering, ESOL, Media and Foundation Departments worked together to organise a fundraising event to raise money for Epilepsy Action, a charity that improves the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy. As part of their fundraising activities, students and staff did manicures, ladies’ hairstyling, gents’ haircuts, […]
Kirklees College Employers’ T Levels Breakfast Event
Last week, Thursday 3 March, the Kirklees College Employer Engagement Team hosted their first T Levels Breakfast Event at Landings 72 in the Huddersfield Centre. The event was arranged to provide local employers with a wider insight into the benefits of T Levels, allowing them to ask any questions, speak with our key delivery staff […]